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Aleka Papariga Αλέκα Παπαρήγα | |
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| Born | 5 November 1945 Athens, Greece |
| Political orientation | Marxism-Leninism (claimed) KKE Model Opportunism Imperialism |
| Political party | Communist Party of Greece |
Aleka Papariga (born 5 November 1945) is a former Greek politician, who served as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) from 1991 to 2013. She was notable as the first woman to head the KKE as well as the first woman to head a Greek political party in general.
KKE under Papariga[edit | edit source]
The KKE under Papariga rejected their old revisionist line they had adopted since Stalin's death in 1953, only to adopt a version of dogmatism called by some as Paparigaism or KKE Model.[1]
Post-Secretariat[edit | edit source]
In 2013, Papariga was succeeded by Dimitris Koutsoumpas as General Secretary of the KKE. Nonetheless, she was an MP until the May 2023 elections.[2]
She supported Ukraine in its conflict with Russia during a speech at a regional conference in Corfu on 22 March 2022.[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Μια ιστορική προσωπικότητα του κομμουνιστικού κινήματος (Translation: A historical personality of the communist movement)" (2003-08-03). Rizospastis.
- ↑ "The 19th Congress of the KKE successfully completed its work" (2013-04-15). KKE.
- ↑ Proletarian TV. "Former General Secretary of KKE, Aleka Papariga, says that Ukraine is fighting a "just war"". YouTube.